The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-10-19
Secretary of the Commonwealth


A MENDME ENT IO THE CONSTIIU-
n ton proposed to the citizens of this
lection by the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pub
lished by order of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, in pursuance of Article
XVIII Of the Constitution.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment TO the constitution of tho common
wealth:
SECTION /. Be IL resolved 6y the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the Com
monUedIth Of pennSylUdnid in General
Assembly met, That the following is pro-
posed as an amendment of the constitus
ton of the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA in accordance with the provisions of
the eighteenth article thereof:
AMEN DMENT.
Strike out from section one, of article
eight, the four qualifications for voters
which reads as follows:
"If twenty-five years of age or upwards,
he shall have paid, within two years, a
state or county tax, which shall have
been assessed at least two months, and
paid at least one month before the cleo
tion," so that the section which reads as
follows:
"Every male citizen, twenty-one years
of age, possessing the following qualifica-
tions, shall be entitled to vote at all cleo
tions:
First. He shall have been,a citizen.ofthe
United States at least one month.
Second. He shall have resided in the
State one wear Tor IT, having previously
been qualified elector or native born cit
izen of the state. he shall have removed
therefrom and returned, then six months)
Immediately preceding the election,
Third. He shall have resided in the cleo
ton district where he shall offer to vote at
least two months Immediately preceding
| the election.
Fourth. If twenty-five years of age or
upwards, he shall have paid, within two
years, q state or county tax, which shall
have been assessed at least two months,
and paid at least one month before the
election" shall be amended so as to read
as follows:
Every male citizen twenty-one years of
| age, possessing the following qualifica-
| lions, shall be entitled to vote at the poll
ting places of the election district of which
| he shalt at the time be a resident and not
elsewhere:
| First. He shall have been a citizen of
the United States at least thirty days.
state one year (or if, having previously
| been a qualified elector or native born cit
izen of the state, he shall have removed
therefrom and returned, then six months)
Immediately preceding the election.
Third. He shall have resided in the cleo
ton district where he shall offer to vote at
least thirty days Immediately preceding
the election. The legislature, at the session
thereof next after the adoption of this sec
tion, shall, and from time TO time there
after may, enact laws to properly enforce
this proyision.
Fourth. Every male citizen of the age of
twenty-one wears. who shall have been a
citizen for thirty days and al 'Shabitant
of this stete one year ne-ss esS 49,
election. excent AT n,n1,icj,fs:.9s n scf;5,,,s
and for the last thirty days a resident q
the eIaction district ~ 1h}ob r. ,sa,..e ns, y
his vote. shall he entitled to vote AZ sncI
election In the election district of Mill
he shall at the time he a resident and not